From left, Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov, Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin, Primorye Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyako and Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Alexei Chekunkov talk to the media during the ceremony to open the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238027
A truck drives along the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, after it opened to traffic in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238025
Trucks drive along the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, after it opened to traffic in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238024
A truck drives along the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, after it opened to traffic in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238023
Trucks drive along the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, after it opened to traffic in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238022
Trucks drive along the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, after it opened to traffic in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238021
Nikolai Shcherbitsky, grandson of Yakov Novichenko, drives his grandfather's restored ZAZ-968 Zaporozhets during a ceremony to launch traffic on the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238019
Journalists take pictures during the ceremony to open the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238018
Nikolai Shcherbitsky, grandson of Yakov Novichenko, stands near his grandfather's restored ZAZ-968 Zaporozhets during a ceremony to launch traffic on the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238015
Nikolai Shcherbitsky, grandson of Yakov Novichenko, drives his grandfather's restored ZAZ-968 Zaporozhets during a ceremony to launch traffic on the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238014
A sign is set up near the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, after it opened to traffic in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238013
Nikolai Shcherbitsky, grandson of Yakov Novichenko, drives his grandfather's restored ZAZ-968 Zaporozhets during a ceremony to launch traffic on the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238011
From left, Russian Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Alexei Chekunkov, Primorye Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyako, North Korean Ambassador to Russia Sin Hong Chol and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov attend the ceremony to open the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238009
Cars drive along the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, after it opened to traffic in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238005
Daughter of Yakov Novichenko Tatiana Shcherbitskaya, left, attends the ceremony to open the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238004
Nikolai Shcherbitsky, grandson of Yakov Novichenko, is seen near his grandfather's restored ZAZ-968 Zaporozhets during a ceremony to launch traffic on the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238001
Yakov Novichenko's grandson Nikolai Shcherbitsky, left, and daughter Tatiana Shcherbitskaya talk to the media during the ceremony to open the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9238000
A truck drives along the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, after it opened to traffic in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9237997
A view shows the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, before the opening ceremony, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9237996
A man waves his hand from a truck driving along the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, after it opened to traffic in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9237995
Nikolai Shcherbitsky, grandson of Yakov Novichenko, drives his grandfather's restored ZAZ-968 Zaporozhets during a ceremony to launch traffic on the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9237994
A portrait of National Hero of North Korea Yakov Novichenko is displayed in his restored ZAZ-968 Zaporozhets car during a ceremony to launch traffic on the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9237993
Employees prepare for the ceremony to open the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9237992
Trucks drive along the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, after it opened to traffic in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.07.09.2026#9237990
